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Small yellow school bus, a mini bus seen from the side cross stitch pattern

32 × 20 stitches 4 colors 2.3 × 1.4 in on 14-count

A PDF for 14-count on US Letter paper: overview, symbol charts and thread list. Change the count or paper

You will need

Fabric
14-count Aida, cut 9 × 8 in (the design is 2.3 × 1.4 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle
Tapestry, size 24
Thread
4 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

See the thread list ↓

Your thread palette: 4 threads ↓

  • DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
  • DMC 725 Medium Light Topaz
  • DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue
  • DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray

Want to make it yours? opens this chart in the pattern maker, where every stitch can be changed too. Or download it just as it is.

Count is the number of squares per inch. Higher count makes the same design smaller; the stitches and thread colors stay the same. Sizes shown are the stitched area; allow extra fabric for finishing.

About this pattern

A small yellow school bus seen from the side, facing right. The body has a rounded roof, a level row of three square pale blue windows and, at the front, a tall pale blue door pane that runs from the window line down to the floor; a dark stripe runs along the side below the windows and stops at the door. The engine hood sticks out in front, lower than the body, with a small pale headlamp at its nose. Two dark gray wheels of one size sit under it, each with a pale cross-shaped hub. No number, name or lettering is drawn on it. Dark brown outline.

32 stitches wide by 20 high: 485 full cross stitches in 4 DMC colors (Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Medium Light Topaz 725, Very Light Antique Blue 3752 and 1 more).

Finished size by fabric count
FabricInchesCentimeters
11-count Aida2.9 × 1.87.4 × 4.6
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two2.3 × 1.45.8 × 3.6
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two2.0 × 1.35.1 × 3.2
18-count Aida1.8 × 1.14.5 × 2.8
22-count Hardanger1.5 × 0.93.7 × 2.3

Sizes are the stitched area. Add about 3 inches (7.5 cm) on every side when you cut your fabric.

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A closer look

Small yellow school bus, a mini bus seen from the side

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Fit
Thread list & pattern notes

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SymbolThreadStitchesBuy
●DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown187Find it
XDMC 725 Medium Light Topaz182Find it
▲DMC 3752 Very Light Antique Blue84Find it
+DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray32Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Full crosses only; no backstitch or fractional stitches. Previews show the exact chart.

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Count is the number of squares to the inch: 14-count fabric has 14, and a higher count makes the same design smaller. DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers most charts use.